I am amazed at the damage model in this Sim.
It seems that it's really realistic now. You can hit a spit, and the bullet might - depending on angle and location - actually just puncture the aluminum panels and shoot out the other side, leaving a bullet exit hole.
Next bullet might actually go straight through the wing spar and tear the wing clean off or perforate a pneumatic hose and disable one of the flaps. Or even destroy the mechanical linkage and let the flap fall down unintentionally. I've also witnessed flaps with perforated pneumatic hoses "flap" violently back and forth in the windstream.. Looks very very good!
In this particular image however I hit the spit from 6 o'clock with a strafe of 20mm shells in the wing, completely removed the L/H aileron, destroyed the water cooler, shredded the tire with shrapnel and took out a few machine guns. The spit rolled over and plummeted into the ocean within 20 seconds. I often find myself pausing the game just so that I can review the damage of my opponent. The awesome part is you can switch to this particular plane and experience the results of your own carnage at the receiving end! Pretty awesome if you ask me, and an excellent tool for movie makers!
Gotta say this sim is growing on me nicely!